Ghataprabha
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Overview
The Ghataprabha rises in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and flows east through Belagavi and Bagalkot districts of Karnataka to join the Krishna.
At Gokak it plunges over a sandstone cliff as Gokak Falls. The Hidkal Dam on the river supplies irrigation water to north Karnataka.
With the Malaprabha to the south, it forms part of the Krishna's right-bank drainage across the dry Deccan plateau.
Geography and key facts
- Right-bank tributary of the Krishna
- Rises in the Western Ghats (Maharashtra)
- Gokak Falls
- Hidkal Dam (Raja Lakhamagouda Dam)
Why it matters for UPSC
Krishna tributaries in order: Koyna, Panchganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Bhima, Tungabhadra.
Note for UPSC
A Krishna tributary in Karnataka; Gokak Falls is on it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Ghataprabha yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Krishna
- Extent on map
- 15.9°–16.4°N, 74.0°–75.8°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.